Lost supporter syndrome

The Washington Times ^ | March 10, 2005 | Donald Lambro

[Former Military Chick]

Alarm bells rang through the Democratic Party last week when political strategist Donna Brazile warned of an aggressive new drive by Republicans to lure more black voters.

The Democrats' most-respected minority outreach tactician warned her party at the beginning of the 2004 election cycle not to "take African-American voters for granted." Polls showed an increase in younger black voters registering as independents, not as Democrats. Many were drawn to President Bush's campaign message of an "ownership society" and his faith-based initiatives to help the needy.

Miss Brazile's warning was borne out: Mr. Bush increased his share of the black vote from 9 percent in 2000 to 11 percent in 2004. Black support was higher in key battleground states, according to Election Day exit polls.

In Florida, Mr. Bush's support jumped from 7 percent to 13 percent. In Ohio, a pivotal state that won him the election, his share of the black vote went from 9 percent to 16 percent. Pennsylvania fell into John Kerry's column, but Mr. Bush still polled 16 percent of the state's black voters.

Miss Brazile warns: "It won't take much for the GOP to garner from 12 to 15 percent of the black vote in future elections, as some blacks are starting to believe the community is not well-served when one party takes their votes for granted."

Writing in the weekly Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call, Al Gore's former campaign manager said that, at a civil rights forum she attended last week in Atlanta, the discussion turned to the subject of "blacks who lean Republican."

[thoughtomator]

No reason we can't shoot for 51%.

[iopscusa]

Freedom rings for our DemoRat oppressed ones. Gotta love the title "The Lost Supporter Syndrome" in this WT art.
Check out the keywords, HOWARDHOTELMANAGER...LOL

[Smartaleck]

"Lost supporter syndrome"

So it's true? The Democrats are full of nuts and they're falling now? OUCH